Russia’s Armed Forces will test-launch up to 12 ballistic missiles a year over the next decade, a top military official said on Thursday.

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Military Commentator Ilya Kramnik

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The issue of creating a new Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan’s south is still on the agenda, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry said.

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Russia may spend more than €10 billion on weapons from Europe and Israel over the next 5 years.

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by Kirill Bessonov

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Russian aircraft makers MiG and Sukhoi have spoken against the sale of RD-93 jet engines to China citing the threat of strong competition from cheaper Chinese models of fighter aircraft.

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China is sending its largest surface combatant, the amphibious landing ship Kunlun Shan, to the Gulf of Aden to serve as a command ship for a PLA Navy anti-piracy task force, according to China Defense Blog.

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Russia has delivered 15 batteries of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to China. Officials from the National Defense Sector say the deal is unprecedented both in terms of cost and quantity.

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The recent arrest of 11 Russian “spies” is unprecedented in the history of U.S. – Russia relations, even going back to the Cold War. This is a veritable espionage ring, comparable to the Red Orchestra – the network of Soviet spies that operated in Nazi-occupied Europe.

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